Cup for conveyers.



H. R. GOTTHARDT.

CUP FOR CONVEYERS.

APPLICATION HLED JULY 15, 1914. 1,172,702. Patented Feb. 22, 1916.

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H. R. GOTTHARDT.

CUP FOR CONVEYERS. v v 7 APPLICATION FILED IULYIS,1914. 22

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JUUM cm as WM @jM THE COLUMBIA ILANOORAPH (20.. WASHINGTON, D. C.

H. R. GOTTHARDT.

CUP FOR CONVEYEBS.

- APPLICATION FILED JULY 15, 1914.

1,172,702. Patented Feb. 22,1916.

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our iron. oonvnrnns,

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, HENRY R. Gor'rrIARD'r, a citizen of the United States, res ding at Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and- State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in'CupsLfor Conveyers; and I do declarethe following tobe-a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,- such as will enable others skilled in the art'to which it'appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference -marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. I

This invention relatesto improvements in conveyers generally, more particularly cupsoibaskets therefor of that type for.

conveyingbottles either empty or filled,'in-

abldthm-td possessthe requisite Wearing" or lasting qualities of the present type of metal cups or baskets.

A still further object is to provideior carrying out the aforesaid ends in a simple, expeditious and efi'ective manner and with facility.

The invention therefore consists of certain instrumentalities and features of con struction substantially as hereinafter fully disclosed and defined by the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings is illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention wherein it will be understood that various changes and modifications may bemade as to the detailed construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the scope of the claims, and in which drawmgs- Figure 1 is an elevational view of a plurality or series of cups or baskets and a carrier therefor, illustrating the charact rv rivets 9..

isticfeatures of my'invention. Fig. 2fisfa' planjview thereof. Fig. 3'is an'end'i elevation ofthe same. Fig. 4;;is a detailed plan view of the frame-member: yoking together tliepups or baskets in pluralities or series of preferably twos or threes. Figs. 5 and 6 representa sideelevation, partly in section, and an end elevation of the conveyer or Specification of Letters Patent: 7 I Patented lfeb. 22,1916. Application-filed July 15,1914. seriain 351,112.

carrying frame or bracket, with the cups or basketsremoved,the same being a modification as presently-explained.

In carrying my invention into practice,

I provide a basket "or cup 1, which I preferab'ly'assemble in a series or group ofthree,

'2, for transit upon a common carriage 3,

itself in practice positioned upon-and carried by an endless beltor chain. The cup or basket 1' isformedfof a plurality or numerous vertical wires 4 arranged in a genera-l circular outline and of requisite length to impart to thecup or basket a suitable capacity-to receive a.;bottle,rpreferably in? verted or'neck downwardly, to a practical extent for its suitable retention in position therein, said wires being constricted in their arrangement near their lower ends downwardly to conform to the contour of the bottle-neck. I

The constricting of the arrangement of the wires-of the basket'o-r cup'as stated will," of course, impart thereto an upwardly flared outline at their upper ends infurther v arranged portions of the vertical wires 4 of the basket or cup 1, these wires are received within, and passed through annular formations, the resultant of semi-circular shaped portions 7' of complemental otherwise parallel members 01' plates 8 suitably held together by nut-equipped bolts or Having flat-wise disposed upper ends, received between the complemental plate-members 8 andsecured thereto by the same screw-bolts 9, at said ends, are the upright parallel suitably spaced-apart arms, 10 of a U-shaped bracket, or frame 11. To this bracket or frame, at its bottom, is suit ably bolted as at 12 a bar 13 having centrally depending therefrom as at 14: means for the attachment thereto of driving conformity to the bottle-contour. V These As con- I chain (not shown). such forming no part'of my present invention. Suitably journaled, laterally of the U- fcrm of bracket or frame 11 upon preferably stub-axle formingscrew bolts 15, are wheels or rolls 16 traveling upon a tramway or track 17 suitably erected therefonsaid stub-axle forming screw 'bolts being applied to said brackets-or frames as shown. This arrangement, thought self-explanatory, provides for the retention of theresultant trucks against casual tilting or careening.

It 1s turther observed, with respect to the basket or cup, that, by reason of its skeletonlike structure and the malleability of the.

metal of which its constituent. parts are formed, is light and yet durable and resilient l orafiexible to such a degree that it will so cushionthe contact which takes place there between and the bottles forcibly or otherwise in inserting or removing the latter,

clearly apparent. Also,

.water' thereon from. a hose and be thus'retained in a highly sanitary or cleanly condi- I 'tlOIl as also thought apparent, and the use of rubber or other elastic lining for the cup 0r basket is not required,

As suggested by Figs. 5 and 6, I may-sub- 1 stitute for the wheels or rolls 16, as in the above described. form of. my invention, angled guide-plates l7 suitably secured and positioned with respect; to the U-shaped bracket or frame 11. for the guidance of the cup or basket conveyer or carrier.

It will be understood that the wire meme bers of the basket or cup may be of galvanized iron or otherwise, and that said bas- Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by ,addressing' the Qommissioner of Patents,:

kets orcups may becompartmental, and. that they may be in any number of groups able metal wire-members, said arrangement of wlres being constricted near the lower endsot said wires, circular wire-members, threaded through the upper and lower;

ends of the aforesaid wires, and connected complemental plate-like members" having opposed semi-circular tormations embracing said basket. or cup in'the constrictedportion of its wires, 1

2. ;A device of the plate like members having the upper ends of said =U shapedmember connected. thereto,-

type described, including a U- shaped :1 member, complemental said complemental.pl ate like members have ing opposed semi-circular formations and: a

cuporbasket disposed: in said semi-circular formations, substantially as described. 8. A device of the type described, including-a plurality of baskets, each basket being formed of an arrangement of spaced'malleiable metal wires; having eye-ended terminals and having a contracted bottle-neck con-s forming portion,. annular threaded through said eye-ended terminals,

parallel base meinbers having; semi-circular formations adapted to embrace said con-u tracted neck-conforming portion of? said wire-arrangement.

In testnnony whereot, lafix my-s1gna-: ture, in presenceiof two witnesses.

BENTLEY RUDD, R. SQCARSON.

Washington, I). C.

wire-members -7 

